A Foodborne Outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus Associated with Fried Chicken in Republic of Korea

作者：Hyeon Ji Yeon; Chung Gyung Tae; Bing Sun Hye; Kwon Kyung Sook; Lee Hyeon Hee; Kim Soo Jin; Jeon Se Eun; Kang Yeon Ho; Kim Junyoung^*

来源：Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2013, 23(1): 85-87.

DOI：10.4014/jmb.1210.10022

• Staphylococcus aureus
• outbreak
• pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
• multilocus sequence typing (MLST)

An outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus infections occurred in a university with an enrollment of 80 students in the city of Daejon, Republic of Korea. All nine S. aureus isolates from patients (n = 7), staff members (n = 1), and the fried chicken served as the lunch (n = 1) harbored the enterotoxin A gene and showed an identical antibiotic-resistant profile, PFGE banding pattern (STAS16.001), and sequence type, ST 6. These results suggested that the outbreak was associated with eating the fried chicken that had been handled by an infected staff member. This case report demonstrated a practical approach to identifying the source and transmission of an infection.

• 出版日期2013-1